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Where to get an external

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philipc
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i need a fairly big external seeing hows im gonna be storing lots of songs and HD video files on it.. what should i get?
Jul 31 2008 10:13PM
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charmander
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external what?
Jul 31 2008 10:16PM
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Shadows
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newegg.com
Maxtor has some cheap ones but most of my high capacity drives have failed.
right now i have a WD and couldnt be happier.
Jul 31 2008 10:19PM
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Aaaron.
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haha noob
Jul 31 2008 10:21PM
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mitchk
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some tech guy that works for my parents knows this site that sells super super cheap stuff (i think its refurbed but w/e) so ill find out tomoro and let you know. I know the site is legit because i think we have bought some externals from them before. Ill tell you what the site is tomoro because i cant remember what it is off the top of my head.
Jul 31 2008 10:24PM
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ATLskier
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frys electronics...

if you have a store near you they always have super low prices and a lot of good stuff. external hd's are super inexpensive now, so just get like half a terabyte or something and youll e set.
Jul 31 2008 10:24PM
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philipc
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word and yea what brands are good, id say im looking for a mercedes of externals, cause i really cant have it fail
Jul 31 2008 10:26PM
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shaundaslider
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WD (western digital) or seagate are the best two brands
Aug 2 2008 11:28AM
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Caveman.
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I have a 1 TB Lacie connected via firewire that has about 700 gigs of video on it and runs flawlessly, I have had it over a year and a half.
Aug 2 2008 11:37AM
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Aaaron.
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can't go wrong with seagate...
Aug 2 2008 11:42AM
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Powdered_Donuts
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Dont buy a regular external, buy an external enclosure they range from 20-40 bucks, then go buy the biggest hard drive you can find. regular hard drives are cheaper than externals, this way you can go buy a hd or 2 and just pop it in the enclosure.
Aug 2 2008 3:54PM
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AptosFreeskier
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Western Digital makes the best external hard drives. A fire wire connection is better then usb.
Aug 2 2008 4:28PM
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eric25
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Like the other guy said, www.newegg.com is a good place to get computer stuff.
Aug 2 2008 8:42PM
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